Percocet withdrawal

Question

I have been on 4-10mg. percocet for 5 months and about 5 days ago I decided I was sick of taking the meds and spending the money so I drastically cut them to where I am only on 1 1/2 pill a day. Yes, I have had withdrawal
symptons but I am determined to quit this vicious cycle. Has anyone had a similar experience. I also take a 10 mg. valium a day. I did try suboxone for 3 years and it worked great but back in October I had a serious injury to my right leg and was in the hospital for 7 days and they said they were going to override the suboxone with massive
amounts of pain meds-and they did. Then they sent me home with a script for percocet-so you see I have been off the drugs and I know how great that was. Suboxone works great but it is hard to come off of.

madamelilly · Answer

Thank you so much for your inputs-I am not on suboxone now-I am on percs-but thanks 
for all the sdvice.

dominosarah · Answer

My pain also lessened after i stopped taking the pills.  Yep sub is hard to come off of as it is a very strong opiate.  Wean slowly......sara

Ali1226172 · Answer

How is your pain right now from the injury? I can not believe they sent you home with percocet knowing your addiction to opiates?? You need to get off these quick before it spirals again.  Ask your doc for a nonnarcotic pain medication like naxopren or something.  Than get back on suboxone if that worked so well for you- I believe it saved my life personally! :)  However, first off make sure you do this all throuhg a doctor and second off I would only suggest suboxone treatment for short term.  Talk to your doc about the options but, the faster you detox off it the better cuz the longer your on sub the WORSE the withdrawals!! Plus the goal is to get drug free with as little pain while doing so right?? Well best of luck- feel free to write me
<3 Ali

Calamity2 · Answer

This is the substance abuse forum. Suboxone is just another opiate. When you are on that you are not "off drugs" I was addicted to hydro and anything I could get for the script run-out time. Mostly oxy, for 8 years. I have real pain also. But honestly my pain level is MUCH less than when I was taking 10 10mg hydro. a day. My quality of life since I stopped taking pain killers has improved beyond anything I could describe.

margypops · Answer

hi I think the substance abuse forum is the one you want go back to the forums page , you will finf some help from good folks there,  I am sure withdrawal is awful best to go slowly with it, but you will get there with this kind of determination ,well done .